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Auction archive: Lot number 1

Fragments from a Sacramentary in Beneventan Minuscule, in Latin, on vellum

Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
£3,500
ca. US$5,204
Auction archive: Lot number 1

Fragments from a Sacramentary in Beneventan Minuscule, in Latin, on vellum

Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
£3,500
ca. US$5,204
Beschreibung:

Fragments from a Sacramentary in Beneventan Minuscule, in Latin, on vellum 4 fragments, each approximately 43-57mm. by 145-69mm., with remains of 4 lines from a single column (120mm. wide) in black ink in an early and accomplished Beneventan miniscule hand, capitals touched in red, rubrics in red touched with yellow and green, remains of eight large initials infilled with yellow, green, red and blue (all except one of fragments having at least one of these on recto and verso), all recovered from bindings and hence somewhat defective with folds and small holes caused by reuse as spine supports

Auction archive: Lot number 1
Auction:
Datum:
3 Dec 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

Fragments from a Sacramentary in Beneventan Minuscule, in Latin, on vellum 4 fragments, each approximately 43-57mm. by 145-69mm., with remains of 4 lines from a single column (120mm. wide) in black ink in an early and accomplished Beneventan miniscule hand, capitals touched in red, rubrics in red touched with yellow and green, remains of eight large initials infilled with yellow, green, red and blue (all except one of fragments having at least one of these on recto and verso), all recovered from bindings and hence somewhat defective with folds and small holes caused by reuse as spine supports

Auction archive: Lot number 1
Auction:
Datum:
3 Dec 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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